The Summerland Community Arts Council has enjoyed the work of the Oliver Rip Off Artists the past five weeks.
This will be their last week featured in the Summerland Gallery with their interpretations of their 2014 “rip off” pick: Canadian artist Mimi Parent and her 1963 embroidery titled “Queen of the Fish.”
Saturday, Aug. 8 will be the last day to witness these amazing ‘copy cats.’
The annual Art Walk kicked off this past weekend with 34 local businesses and 43 local artists participating.
This walking tour of the downtown area (and a few local wineries) features a variety of mediums.
Paintings, jewelry, pottery, felting, knitting, carvings and wood turnings are among the many items on display, many of which are for sale. Maps are available at the Summerland Community Arts Centre at 9908 Main St.
Wednesdays on the Water will continue until Aug. 26.
This free musical concert series is great fun for the whole family. We invite families to bring a lawn chair, blanket and even a picnic to enjoy the music.
This Wednesday, August 12th will feature local musicians Sean Perdue and Dean Hanenberg who describe themselves as “Acoustic Awesomeness!” These two met in 2005 in the city of St. Albert, Alta. and the first time they played together there was instant chemistry.
They moved out to the Okanagan in 2006 and started composing songs together which led to them releasing their first album in January 2010.
Combining classical guitar, folk, and blues they have produced some truly inspiring instrumentals.
These two are no strangers to Summerland and were the featured musicians at this year’s Café Noir joint fundraiser between the Summerland Community Arts Council and the Summerland Potters Guild.
Featured artist of the week for Aug. 7, 8, 10 and 11 is Susan Scott.
Scott has been designing and creating jewellery since 2006. Whether working in sterling silver, copper, brass, bronze or aluminum wire and sheet, each piece has its’ own particular story to tell.
In 2010 Scott started exploring the intriguing world of sheet metals, which resulted in her whimsical range of door and window hangings featuring wildlife of the Okanagan Valley, especially the quails.
You can see some of Scott’s quails playing in the window at the Summerland Art Gallery Gift Shop.
Scott enjoys passing on her love of creating by teaching others the techniques of her craft.
Carmen McDowell is the Summer Arts Program coordinator for the Summerland Community Arts Council, P.O. Box 1217, 9908 Main St., Summerland, B.C. V0H 1Z0.
